The table for Kyu level （Basic level skill）
| Kyu / Techniques | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big cup (Ozara) |
Small cup (Kozara) |
Base cup (Chuzara) |
Candle (Rousoku) |
Spike (Tomeken) |
Airplane (Hikoki) |
Swing spike (Furiken) |
Around Japan (Nihon isshu) |
Around the world (Sekai isshu) |
Lighthouse (Toudai) |
Moshikame(Times) | |
| MOVIE | |||||||||||
| Jyukkyu/ 10th-grade | 1 | ||||||||||
| Kyukyu/ 9th-grade | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| Hachikyu/ 8th-grade | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Nanakyu/ 7th-grade | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Rokkyu/ 6th-grade | 3 | 2 | 1 | (4) | |||||||
| Gokyu/ 5th-grade | 3 | 2 | 1 | (10) | |||||||
| Yonkyu/ 4th-grade | 3 | 2 | 1 | (20) | |||||||
| Sankyu/ 3rd-grade | 3 | 2 | 1 | (30) | |||||||
| Nikyu/ 2nd-grade | 3 | 2 | 1 | (40) | |||||||
| Ikkyu/ 1st-grade | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50 |
Established in 1979, Revised on May 13, 2007
[ Explanation ]
- Official JKA Kendama (Nintei-Kendama) required.
- Only the certified JKA examiner can examine kendama skill level.
- Perform waza in numerical order.
- Each waza may be attempted up to 10 times, but must be successfully performed at least the designated number of times shown in the table.
- Must qualify at each kyu level before eligible to take examination for the next higher kyu level rank.
- For ikkyu (highest kyulevel rank):
§ Successfully perform waza No.1 through waza No.10 the designated number of times shown in the table.
§ Perform Moshikame waza at least 50 times without failure at a rate of at least 135 times per minute. Two attempts allowed.
